Thursday, September 15, 2011

N has a very sophisticated method for searching for recipes. The other day we had taken a pork tenderloin out of the freezer, but hadn't picked a recipe for it and I wasn't very inspired to come up with something on my own. Plus, we were out all day and went straight to the grocery store. Sitting in the grocery store parking lot, N whipped out his fancy phone and typed in "best pork tenderloin recipes." Clearly everyone who calls a recipe "best" must be telling the truth, right?? I was completely skeptical of this approach, but we ended up with a lovely dinner. Maybe not the "best" pork tenderloin ever, but it was definitely full of flavour! (And bonus for me, N made it and I got to relax!!)

Prior to grilling, melt apricot preserves in saucepan over medium heat. Remove pan from the heat and stir in remaining glaze ingredients. Place half of the glaze in a serving bowl and hold for service.

Prepare grill at medium-high heat. Grill pork tenderloins for 15-20 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 160 degrees F. on an instant-read thermometer.

When approximately 4 minutes of cook time remains, brush the pork tenderloins with the apricot glaze remaining in the pan. Cook for 2 minutes, turn the pork tenderloins and brush glaze on other side. Cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove pork from the grill and let set for about 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved glaze.